Biomolecular motors at the intersection of nanotechnology and polymer science

A Agarwal, H Hess - Progress in Polymer Science, 2010 - Elsevier
The dynamic cytoskeletal components, biomolecular motors and their associated filaments,
can be integrated in vitro with synthetic components to enable nanoscale transport systems …

Utilization and control of bioactuators across multiple length scales

V Chan, HH Asada, R Bashir - Lab on a Chip, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we summarize the recent developments in the emerging field of bioactuators
across a multitude of length scales. First, we discuss the use and control of biomolecules as …

Molecular communication: Harnessing biochemical materials to engineer biomimetic communication systems

S Hiyama, Y Moritani - Nano Communication Networks, 2010 - Elsevier
Molecular communication uses molecules (ie, biochemical signals) as an information
medium and allows biologically and artificially created nano-or microscale entities to …

Phagosomal transport depends strongly on phagosome size

S Keller, K Berghoff, H Kress - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Macrophages internalize pathogens for intracellular degradation. An important part of this
process is the phagosomal transport from the cell periphery to the perinuclear region …

Biomolecular-motor-based autonomous delivery of lipid vesicles as nano-or microscale reactors on a chip

S Hiyama, Y Moritani, R Gojo, S Takeuchi, K Sutoh - Lab on a Chip, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
We aimed to create an autonomous on-chip system that performs targeted delivery of lipid
vesicles (liposomes) as nano-or microscale reactors using machinery from biological …

Nanoparticle-supported multi-enzyme biocatalysis with in situ cofactor regeneration

W Liu, S Zhang, P Wang - Journal of biotechnology, 2009 - Elsevier
Although there have been a long history of studying and using immobilized enzymes, little
has been reported regarding the nature of immobilized cofactors. Herein we report that …

Strategies on the nuclear-targeted delivery of genes

J Yao, Y Fan, Y Li, L Huang - Journal of drug targeting, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
To improve the nuclear-targeted delivery of non-viral vectors, extensive effort has been
carried out on the development of smart vectors which could overcome multiple barriers. The …

Self-organized optical device driven by motor proteins

S Aoyama, M Shimoike… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Protein molecules produce diverse functions according to their combination and
arrangement as is evident in a living cell. Therefore, they have a great potential for …

Control of molecular shuttles by designing electrical and mechanical properties of microtubules

N Isozaki, H Shintaku, H Kotera, TL Hawkins… - Science Robotics, 2017 - science.org
Kinesin-driven microtubules have been focused on to serve as molecular transporters,
called “molecular shuttles,” to replace micro/nanoscale molecular manipulations …

Biomolecular motors in nanoscale materials, devices, and systems

GD Bachand, NF Bouxsein… - Wiley …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Biomolecular motors are a unique class of intracellular proteins that are fundamental to a
considerable number of physiological functions such as DNA replication, organelle …